It has been 100 years since Titanic, the greatest ship of its time, sank on its maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 passengers. The "unsinkable ship" had done just that, and on the tragedy's centennial we stand captivated by the story. Many movies, documentaries and books have familiarized us with some of the passengers, such as entrepreneur John Jacob Astor IV or the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown. Yet one of the supreme stories of the Titanic involves a heroic pastor and his passion to save lives and souls.

When pastor and preacher John Harper and six year old daughter boarded the Titanic it was for the privilege of preaching at one of the greatest churches in America, Moody Church in Chicago, named for its famous founder Dwight L. Moody. The church was anxiously awaiting his arrival not only because of the pending services, but to meet their next pastor, as Harper planned to accept their...

There's been at least three major motion pictures and multiple documentaries about the Titanic and yet how many included this story? I guess it wasn't dramatic enough, so they have to put in fictional characters and phony love stories instead.

Dolores wrote:Amazing grace..one man saved by the simple words,"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." What an awesome testimony of this man's salvation and the preacher who led him to Christ and he lived to tell it. One hundred years later, still being told and still touching lives, even on here for those who have never heard this story and are being touched by it.

Amazing grace..one man saved by the simple words,"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." What an awesome testimony of this man's salvation and the preacher who led him to Christ and he lived to tell it. One hundred years later, still being told and still touching lives, even on here for those who have never heard this story and are being touched by it.

No, but we got Warren Wiersby and Irwin Lutzer. Sounds like he would have made a great addition as well. I've never heard this story and think it's interesting how it was seemingly so insignificant, or forgotten, until now. Seems like the most important and uplifting story to me.

The Scottish Baptist minister knew that the gospel message was a very simple one, and preached it to the last. Salvation can occur in a matter of seconds, when there are only seconds to go, and I like his choice of text: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved."